Alan Cave
For electrical and HVAC professionals requiring field references, alongside dedicated RPG players seeking optimization tools.
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Snapshot
Who is Alan Cave?
Providing specialized reference tools and calculators for niche technical fields and gaming communities.
Target audience
Portfolio
Last updated
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v3.3
9.6y ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Alan Cave?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Technical reference tools and gaming utilities
Scale
indie
Target audience
Electrical and HVAC professionals requiring field references, alongside dedicated RPG players seeking optimization tools.
Signature Patterns
- •Focus on high-utility reference databases and technical calculators
- •Consistent monetization via an upfront paid model across all titles
- •Targeting niche, high-intent user bases in technical and gaming sectors
- •Static portfolio management with no recent maintenance or feature updates
Portfolio momentum
The publisher has released zero updates across its 4-app portfolio in the last six months, with all titles last updated in 2017.
Portfolio
What does Alan Cave ship?
Apps
5 apps analysed
Analysis in progress
Distributed across 3 markets, strongest in Americas.
Based on 2 of 5 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (1)
- United States2 / 2
Europe (2)
- France1 / 2
- Germany1 / 2
Core markets (2/2 apps)
Rivals
Who does Alan Cave compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Baker HVAC Pro+ includes a duct calculator feature that directly overlaps with the core functionality of HVAC Duct Size Calculator, targeting the same HVAC professional audience.
Contenders(10)
Both apps target HVAC professionals requiring portable duct sizing calculations, creating direct competition for utility during field operations.
Both apps target HVAC professionals by replacing physical ductulators with digital friction-loss calculation interfaces. They compete directly for the same workflow efficiency in mechanical design.
Both apps target HVAC technicians, with HVAC School offering general calculators that compete for the same professional user base as the specialized duct sizing tool.
Both applications target HVAC professionals with duct sizing utilities, creating direct competition for field-ready calculation tools.
Both applications target HVAC engineers and contractors with duct sizing tools, creating direct competition for professional utility screen time.
Both applications target HVAC professionals with calculation utilities, creating direct competition for the same technical design workflow.
Both applications target HVAC professionals with duct sizing tools, creating direct competition for the same technical workflow and user base.
Both apps target HVAC professionals by replacing physical ductulators with digital interfaces for sizing round and rectangular ductwork.
Both apps target HVAC professionals for ductwork planning, creating direct overlap in the field-design workflow.
Both apps target HVAC professionals for on-site duct sizing calculations, creating direct competition for the same technical workflow.
Same space(8)
This tool addresses the broader sheet metal fabrication workflow that often precedes or follows duct sizing tasks in construction projects.
This app serves the same HVAC professional audience but expands the scope from simple duct sizing to comprehensive construction math.
It serves as a specialized digital companion for electricians, focusing on phase color identification rather than broad code text.
It targets the same field technicians but shifts the value proposition from simple calculation to AI-assisted diagnostic support.
It complements duct sizing by providing fluid dynamics calculations for the piping systems that often run alongside HVAC ductwork.
It expands the HVAC toolkit by adding diagnostic and training features to the core calculation capabilities used by technicians.
This utility serves a subset of the HVAC field by focusing on airflow measurement within specialized industrial drying equipment.
This tool complements the static NEC reference by providing active calculation modules for wire installation parameters.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Alan Cave
Bottom line
Alan Cave represents a legacy portfolio of high-quality but abandoned niche utilities. While the products achieved strong user sentiment, the total lack of updates since 2017 indicates the publisher is no longer active in the mobile market.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 4
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 4
- Website scraped:
- no
- Social presence:
- no